Evaluación de la actividad física, comportamiento sedentario y medidas antropométricas del personal de enfermería

Abstract

Background: An estimated 60 per cent of the world’s population does not engage in physical activity necessary to obtain health benefits, thus increasing sedentary behaviour during work activities, and the use of passive transport contribute to sedentary lifestyle. General objective: To assess physical activity, sedentary behaviour and anthropometric measurements of nursing staff Methodology: The sample consisted of 150 people from the nursing staff of a health organization in the city of Cuenca. An analytical, prospective, observational study was carried out. Socio-demographic data were collected, observational measures and surveys were implemented. The data were processed using SPSS 20.0, using descriptive statistics, as well as Odds ratio and Chi square to measure the association between physical activity and sedentary lifestyle with anthemometric measurements. Results: The study group was composed mainly of women (94.7%), and children under 40 (61.3%), with medium socio-economic level. Physical activity in most subjects is light, with very low percentages of moderate activity (somewhat higher in nursing auxiliaries), but without statistical differences. Nurses spend more time per day on activities outside the home, while nurses do more at home. Conclusions: In the study population there is a high tendency to overweight and obesity, as well as abdominal obesity. Subjects with less physical activity and more hours devoted to sedentary activities showed a higher percentage of cases with overweight or obesity and abdominal obesity.